System and method for offering and fulfilling offers associated with a recipient payment and delivery account

Abstract

A system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for one-click purchasing via a mobile device based on situation information of a user. A system associates a product with the user and a registration profile that includes a user payment and delivery account (registration profile) at an on-line shopping environment. The system transmits an offering to a device of the user that includes a presentation of the product and an indication that the user can purchase the product via interaction with the offering. The system receives an indication of the purchase via interaction with the offering and the purchase is completed using the payment account and delivery is accomplished either physically or to an electronic device destination based on data in the registration profile. In one embodiment, one-click gift purchasing for a contact via a mobile device is disclosed.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 based on a situation information of a user, associating, at a first time and via a processor, a product with (1) the user and (2) an existing registration profile that comprises a payment account and a delivery address of an on-line shopping environment that processes purchasing and shipping of products to the delivery address;   transmitting an offering to a device of the user, the transmitting being at a second time which is later than the first time, and the transmitting being independent of any user solicitation for a communication and independent of a request for, or processing a purchase of the product, wherein the offering comprises the product in a context of the registration profile as though the user searched for the product using the on-line environment;   receiving an indication from the user of a purchase via an interaction with the offering; and   processing a payment for the product and delivery of the product to the delivery address through the on-line shopping environment.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the offering further comprises associating a coupon with the product. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising processing the payment including a rebate based on the coupon using the on-line shopping environment. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the situation information of a user includes at least one of a location, a payment method and user preferences. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the offering is based on a current product inventory and the situation information of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interaction with the offering comprises an option to purchase the product with one-click using default purchase settings in the on-line shopping environment. 
     
     
         7 . A system comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing instructions for controlling the processor to perform a method comprising:
 based on a situation information of a user, associating, at a first time and via a processor, a product with (1) the user and (2) an existing registration profile that comprises a payment account and a delivery address of an on-line shopping environment that processes purchasing and shipping of products to the delivery address; 
 transmitting an offering to a device of the user, the transmitting being at a second time which is later than the first time, and the transmitting being independent of any user solicitation for a communication and independent of a request for, or processing a purchase of the product, wherein the offering comprises the product in a context of the registration profile as though the user searched for the product using the on-line environment; 
 receiving an indication from the user of a purchase via an interaction with the offering; and 
 processing a payment for the product and delivery of the product to the delivery address through the on-line shopping environment. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the interaction with the offering comprises an option to purchase the product with one-click using default purchase settings in the on-line shopping environment. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the situation information of a user includes at least one of a location, a payment method and user preferences. 
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform steps comprising:
 based on a situation information of a user, associating, at a first time and via a processor, a product with (1) the user and (2) an existing registration profile that comprises a payment account and a delivery address of an on-line shopping environment that processes purchasing and shipping of products to the delivery address;   transmitting an offering to a device of the user, the transmitting being at a second time which is later than the first time, and the transmitting being independent of any user solicitation for a communication and independent of a request for, or processing a purchase of the product, wherein the offering comprises the product in a context of the registration profile as though the user searched for the product using the on-line environment;   receiving an indication from the user of a purchase via an interaction with the offering; and   processing a payment for the product and delivery of the product to the delivery address through the on-line shopping environment.   
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 based on a situation information of a user, associating, at a first time and via a processor, a product with (1) the user, (2) a contact and (3) an existing registration profile that comprises a payment account of the user and a delivery address of the contact at an on-line shopping environment that processes purchasing products by the user and shipping of products to the contact;   transmitting an offering to a device of the user, the transmitting being at a second time which is later than the first time, and the transmitting being independent of any user solicitation for a communication and independent of a request for, or processing a purchase of the product, wherein the offering comprises the product in a context of the registration profile as though the user searched for the product using the on-line shopping environment, wherein the offering comprises an indication that the user can purchase the product for the contact;   receiving an indication from the user of a purchase of the product for the contact via an interaction with the offering; and   processing a payment for the product and delivery of the product to the delivery address through the on-line shopping environment.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the offering further comprises associating a coupon with the product. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising processing the payment including a rebate based on the coupon using the on-line shopping environment. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the situation information of a user includes at least one of a location, a payment method and user preferences. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the offering is based on a current product inventory and the situation information of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the interaction with the offering comprises an option to purchase the product with one-click using default purchase settings in the on-line account. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the contact is associated with the user via a social network. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the existing registration profile stores information pertaining to the contact. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein information pertaining to the contact includes at least one of shipping address, product preferences and gift history.